Weather Records on 8 May 1962

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1962. Highest significance: Waialua 847, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1962

On 8 May 1962, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 447 daily.
Waialua 847 set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 8 May 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

450 stations

450 station records on 8 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1962

Top 20 records on 8 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1962	Waialua 847, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Oskaloosa, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Ottumwa, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Fairfield, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Enisejsk, RU	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Knoxville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	monthly high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Sindgi, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Saint-Germain-Les-Belles, FR	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Hungund, IN	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Russellville, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 450 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-08 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1806	1
1825	1
1834	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1857	1
1858	2
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	3
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	5
1898	2
1900	10
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	13
1905	17
1906	27
1907	7
1908	14
1909	19
1910	26
1911	34
1912	36
1913	34
1914	71
1915	35
1916	17
1917	108
1918	47
1919	132
1920	62
1921	35
1922	38
1923	510
1924	196
1925	272
1926	191
1927	328
1928	310
1929	194
1930	572
1931	403
1932	283
1933	553
1934	728
1935	78
1936	650
1937	107
1938	425
1939	235
1940	296
1941	271
1942	128
1943	465
1944	258
1945	646
1946	271
1947	1,152
1948	453
1949	361
1950	748
1951	274
1952	794
1953	580
1954	463
1955	411
1956	490
1957	546
1958	440
1959	252
1960	748
1961	556
1962	450
1963	1,105
1964	731
1965	704
1966	522
1967	573
1968	424
1969	542
1970	501
1971	413
1972	509
1973	527
1974	777
1975	555
1976	989
1977	682
1978	676
1979	1,113
1980	722
1981	613
1982	557
1983	638
1984	1,072
1985	591
1986	1,210
1987	1,226
1988	632
1989	1,543
1990	715
1991	710
1992	1,740
1993	892
1994	768
1995	1,340
1996	908
1997	973
1998	1,348
1999	985
2000	1,782
2001	851
2002	1,843
2003	1,420
2004	1,133
2005	685
2006	801
2007	718
2008	595
2009	779
2010	1,079
2011	602
2012	709
2013	686
2014	958
2015	647
2016	752
2017	467
2018	711
2019	723
2020	599
2021	419
2022	908
2023	579
2024	1,015
2025	380
2026	292

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Data for records on 1962-05-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	327
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1